Kanaka | |
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| Born | Lakshmi Priya 14 June 1973 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Years active | 1989 – 2000 |
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| Relatives | Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu (great-grandfather) |
Lakshmi Priya, popularly known by her stage name, Kanaka (born 14 June 1973) is an Indian film actress who worked in the South Indian film industry mostly in Tamil and Malayalam cinema. She was active in the South Indian movie industry from 1989 to 2000. She played the main female lead roles in some superhit Malayalam films like Godfather (1991), Vietnam Colony (1992) and Golanthara Vartha (1993).[1]
Personal life
Kanaka is the daughter of Tamil actress Devika and Devadas She is also the great-granddaughter of Telugu cinema's first sound film's producer Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu.
Career
She started her career as a heroine in the Tamil movie Karagatakaran, directed by Gangai Amaran, a blockbuster movie which ran more than a year. Kanaka acted in many Tamil movies, including Athisaya Piravi (1990), Periya Veetu Pannakkaran, Periya Kudumbam and Samundi. She also starred in a few Telugu and Malayalam movies with major stars like Mukesh, Mammootty and Mohanlal.
She has acted in more than 50 films in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu as the leading actress in a span of 10 years. Her last Malayalam film was Ee Mazha Thenmazha.[2]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Karagattakaran | Tamil | Kamakshi | Nominated : Filmfare Awards For Best Actress Tamil Won : Filmfare Awards For Best Debut Actress Tamil |
| Thangamana Raasa | Tamil | Kannamma | ||
| 1990 | Seetha | Tamil | Seetha | |
| Muthalali Amma | Tamil | - | ||
| Periya Idathu Pillai | Tamil | Geetha | ||
| Periya Veetu Pannakkaran | Tamil | Chella Meena | ||
| Athisaya Piravi | Tamil | Gowri | ||
| Durga | Tamil | Kannamma | The film was dubbed in to Telugu as Lakshmi Durga and in Hindi as Devi Aur Durga and was also remade in Kannada as Bhairavi | |
| Enga Ooru Aattukkaran | Tamil | |||
| Sathan Sollai Thattathe | Tamil | Chitra | ||
| Amman Kovil Thiruvizha | Tamil | Bhavani | ||
| Vellaiya Devan | Tamil | Santhi | ||
| Ethir Kaatru | Tamil | Anita | ||
| 1991 | Kumbakarai Thangaiah | Tamil | Mangamma | |
| Sendhoora Devi | Tamil | Selvi | ||
| Thalattu Ketkuthamma | Tamil | Pechiamma | ||
| Brahmarshi Vishwamitra | Telugu | Sita | ||
| Godfather | Malayalam | Malu | ||
| 1992 | Purushan Enakku Arasan | Tamil | Kalpana | |
| Valu Jada Tolu Beltu | Telugu | Seetha | ||
| Vasudha | Malayalam | - | ||
| Ezhara Ponnana | Malayalam | Ashwathi | ||
| Mudhal Kural | Tamil | - | ||
| Samundi | Tamil | Ponnuthayi | ||
| Vietnam Colony | Malayalam | Unnimol | ||
| 1993 | Koyil Kaalai | Tamil | Arasaayi | |
| Sakkarai Devan | Tamil | Dhanam | ||
| Thaali Kattiya Raasa | Tamil | Mythili | ||
| Kilipetchu Ketkava | Tamil | Sivagami | ||
| Golanthara Vartha | Malayalam | Rajani | ||
| 1994 | Vardhakya Puranam | Malayalam | Rajani | |
| Sakthivel | Tamil | Lalli | ||
| Pingami | Malayalam | Sridevi | ||
| Jallikattu Kaalai | Tamil | Radha | ||
| 1995 | Kusruthikaatu | Malayalam | Indira | |
| Mangala Soothram | Malayalam | Indu | ||
| Periya Kudumbam | Tamil | Jyothi | ||
| 1996 | Katta Panchayathu | Tamil | Shenbagam | |
| 1997 | Mannadiar Penninu Chenkotta Checkan | Malayalam | Archa | |
| Bhoopathi | Malayalam | Lakshmi | ||
| 1998 | Manthri Kochamma | Malayalam | - | |
| Simmarasi | Tamil | Lakhsmi | ||
| Thalaimurai | Tamil | |||
| 1999 | Viralukketha Veekkam | Tamil | Malu | |
| 2000 | Narasimham | Malayalam | Indulekha | |
| Ee Mazha Then Mazha | Malayalam | Rekha |
References
- ↑ "Actress Kanaka silences rumors" (Press release). Times of India. Indo-Asian News Service. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ↑ "Actress Kanaka in her final days". Times of India. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
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